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Old May 31, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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Trying to decide if I should order some now, or wait until after my next paycheck to do it....
Gee let me twist your arm a little.......... DO It NOW!!
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Old May 31, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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Excellent choice man. I'd go black wheels too, and I think they'd look great on my car, but I just prefer the more sleek and classy look of silver/polished/chrome wheels on most cars. ZR1s are classic and even though they may be "played out" I'd still gladly rock them on my car, and have thought of getting a set of chrome 17x9/17x11s because I want 315s on the back. Get the AFS ones man. The stock look is alright, but the AFS wheels are more modern looking and are a little fatter which fits these cars better as they are a little chunky.
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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by SS LS1
Gee let me twist your arm a little.......... DO It NOW!!
Coming from this guy, I can't say no to that, can I folks?

I think I just have to wait until AFS puts another set of them up on Ebay. Right now they only have one set of chrome ones up and they're with tires on them.

Originally Posted by josh99ta
Excellent choice man. I'd go black wheels too, and I think they'd look great on my car, but I just prefer the more sleek and classy look of silver/polished/chrome wheels on most cars. ZR1s are classic and even though they may be "played out" I'd still gladly rock them on my car, and have thought of getting a set of chrome 17x9/17x11s because I want 315s on the back. Get the AFS ones man. The stock look is alright, but the AFS wheels are more modern looking and are a little fatter which fits these cars better as they are a little chunky.
Thanks Josh. The black wheels look good, but I just think that their time is done on my car and I want something a bit more stylish, classy, and sleek-looking. And yeah, lots of people may have them, but that's okay. Look at Silver02TA's car: He's got the TTII's on it, which everyone and their mother has. However, he's pulled it off on the TA, which as a whole, is an amazing total package. That's basically what I'm going for: Using classic styling cues to make a clean, simple, sharp Camaro.

My only other dilemma is about what size to get. Obviously I'd love 11s in the rear.... but I came back to the same reasons why NOT to get them as when I purchased my black ZR1s:
-The car is daily driven and sees a lot of miles. I don't want to be replacing tires that cost that much every year.
-I plan on lowering the car and don't want to have any potential rubbing issues.
-The car is just a street cruiser and my fun toy and hasn't seen the track since I've owned it. If it ever did go to the track (which it will maybe this summer I'm sure), it would just be for ***** and giggles to see how it'd do. I know it already has high-12 capabilities, but it truthfully doesn't concern me as much as it used to. I therefore don't really need the 11s in back. It would be just more of an appearance thing and a sort of "Hey, look how big these rear wheels are".
-I don't feel like having to spend another $300-600 on some decent rear tires.

Therefore, I think I may just go 9.5'' in back again. Doesn't look as good, but I really have no need for the 11s.
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The looks alone are worth the 11" rears IMO, but thats coming from a guy who has 275s all around and cant hardly stand it.
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Originally Posted by josh99ta
The looks alone are worth the 11" rears IMO, but thats coming from a guy who has 275s all around and cant hardly stand it.
I can see where you're coming from, but it doesn't bother me all that much.
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